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Description:This report assesses the critical infrastructure challenges along NATO’s eastern flank and outlines a comprehensive strategy for enhancement to ensure the Alliance’s continued operational readiness, deterrence posture, and strategic flexibility. Stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, the eastern flank encompasses eight member states and spans over 4,000 kilometres, yet its infrastructure landscape remains fragmented and strategically vulnerable.The findings reveal that current limitations across road, rail, maritime, air, cyber, and cross-border mobility domains pose significant risks to NATO’s ability to rapidly deploy and sustain forces. Structural deficiencies—such as insufficient road load-bearing capacity, rail gauge incompatibility, seasonal constraints, under-equipped ports and airfields, and fragmented cyber infrastructure— impede NATO’s ability to meet its force movement timelines. This includes the deployment of high- readiness elements such as the 5,000-strong Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) and the 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF), which must be deployable within 5–7 days, as well as the larger formations envisioned under the New NATO Force Model.To address these issues, this report proposes a phased enhancement strategy:Short-term priorities focus on immediate interventions, including bridge and road reinforcements in Slovakia and the Baltics, improved rail transshipment capabilities at the Kaunas–Białystok corridor, digitalisation of border crossings, and cyber redundancy. Facilities such as Poland’s Świnoujście port and Estonia’s Tapa maintenance hub are identified for urgent upgrades.Medium-term efforts target structural modernisation: expansion of Rail Baltica, upgrades to the Bratislava–Košice railway corridor, enhancements to key ports (Klaipėda, Riga, Constanța), development of multi- purpose logistics and maintenance centres, and improved interoperability across airfields and cross-border operations.Long-term development envisions a fully integrated, resilient infrastructure ecosystem. Key objectives include hardened bases, standard-gauge rail continuity, expanded maritime access, comprehensive cyber defence architecture, and seamless digital border processing. Investment in dual-use infrastructure and emerging technologies will underpin these efforts.Strategic policy measures underpinning this transformation include deepening NATO–EU cooperation on military mobility, harmonising legal frameworks, and institutionalising regular testing and oversight mechanisms. National governments are urged to establish dedicated mobility coordination bodies and to align their infrastructure development plans with NATO operational requirements.Ultimately, the report underscores that infrastructure is not merely a technical domain but a core strategic enabler of NATO’s deterrence and defence. Sustained multinational investment, technological adaptation, and coordinated implementation are essential to transforming current vulnerabilities into long-term strategic advantage. The eastern flank must evolve into a robust, adaptive infrastructure network capable of responding to the full spectrum of 21st century security challenges.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Roads to Readiness: Military Mobility Infrastructure on NATO´s Eastern Flank. To get started finding Roads to Readiness: Military Mobility Infrastructure on NATO´s Eastern Flank, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2025

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Description: This report assesses the critical infrastructure challenges along NATO’s eastern flank and outlines a comprehensive strategy for enhancement to ensure the Alliance’s continued operational readiness, deterrence posture, and strategic flexibility. Stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, the eastern flank encompasses eight member states and spans over 4,000 kilometres, yet its infrastructure landscape remains fragmented and strategically vulnerable.The findings reveal that current limitations across road, rail, maritime, air, cyber, and cross-border mobility domains pose significant risks to NATO’s ability to rapidly deploy and sustain forces. Structural deficiencies—such as insufficient road load-bearing capacity, rail gauge incompatibility, seasonal constraints, under-equipped ports and airfields, and fragmented cyber infrastructure— impede NATO’s ability to meet its force movement timelines. This includes the deployment of high- readiness elements such as the 5,000-strong Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) and the 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF), which must be deployable within 5–7 days, as well as the larger formations envisioned under the New NATO Force Model.To address these issues, this report proposes a phased enhancement strategy:Short-term priorities focus on immediate interventions, including bridge and road reinforcements in Slovakia and the Baltics, improved rail transshipment capabilities at the Kaunas–Białystok corridor, digitalisation of border crossings, and cyber redundancy. Facilities such as Poland’s Świnoujście port and Estonia’s Tapa maintenance hub are identified for urgent upgrades.Medium-term efforts target structural modernisation: expansion of Rail Baltica, upgrades to the Bratislava–Košice railway corridor, enhancements to key ports (Klaipėda, Riga, Constanța), development of multi- purpose logistics and maintenance centres, and improved interoperability across airfields and cross-border operations.Long-term development envisions a fully integrated, resilient infrastructure ecosystem. Key objectives include hardened bases, standard-gauge rail continuity, expanded maritime access, comprehensive cyber defence architecture, and seamless digital border processing. Investment in dual-use infrastructure and emerging technologies will underpin these efforts.Strategic policy measures underpinning this transformation include deepening NATO–EU cooperation on military mobility, harmonising legal frameworks, and institutionalising regular testing and oversight mechanisms. National governments are urged to establish dedicated mobility coordination bodies and to align their infrastructure development plans with NATO operational requirements.Ultimately, the report underscores that infrastructure is not merely a technical domain but a core strategic enabler of NATO’s deterrence and defence. Sustained multinational investment, technological adaptation, and coordinated implementation are essential to transforming current vulnerabilities into long-term strategic advantage. The eastern flank must evolve into a robust, adaptive infrastructure network capable of responding to the full spectrum of 21st century security challenges.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Roads to Readiness: Military Mobility Infrastructure on NATO´s Eastern Flank. To get started finding Roads to Readiness: Military Mobility Infrastructure on NATO´s Eastern Flank, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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